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After Further Sightings of the Heffalump

Perry, Chad - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 5 (1990) 2, pp. 22-31

In 1971, Kilby likened research about the psychology of entrepreneurs to search for a “heffalump”, with no convincing … descriptions resulting from the research. This paper surveys later research which compares entrepreneurs with other people, and …

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STRATEGIC MULTINATIONAL INTRACOMPANY DIFFERENCES IN EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION

Alpander, Guvenc G.; Carter, K.D. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 6 (1991) 2, pp. 25-32

This is a comparative study of employee needs patterns in eight international subsidiaries of a multinational corporation. Although in each country the need to control one′s work environment emerges as the most dominant need, four different needs patterns are identified. The resulting patterns...

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EVALUATION OF MANAGERIAL INFLUENCE TACTICS: A STUDY OF INDIAN BANK MANAGERS

Bhatnagar, Deepti - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 8 (1993) 1, pp. 3-9

The present study was undertaken to find out whether different influence tactics are evaluated the same way, or differently, in downward and upward exercise of influence; and whether appropriateness and effectiveness constitute two different dimensions of evaluation. Data were collected from 144...

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Competing Social Responsibility Values and the Functional Roles of Managers

Petrick, Joseph A.; Scherer, Robert F. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 8 (1993) 3, pp. 14-20

responsibility values for managers who assume roles in different functional department clusters. The research findings support a …

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ET GO HOME? THE SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF EXPATRIATE TRANSFERS

McDonald, Gael M. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 8 (1993) 2, pp. 18-29

Discusses research in the literature about the expatriate manager as a unit of resource. The research to date has …

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AUSTRIAN BOARDROOM SUCCESS: A EUROPEAN COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TOP MANAGEMENT

Kakabadse, A.P.; Alderson, Siobhan; Randlesome, Collin; … - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 8 (1993) 4, pp. 2-32

managers from some of the other European countries in which similar research has been conducted. Shows that in general …

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Perceived Locus of Control

James, Alma E.C.; Wright, Peter L. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 8 (1993) 5, pp. 3-8

Measures perceived locus of control (LoC) and levels of occupational stress in a sample of 189 members of the Devon Ambulance Service, using Levenson′s multidimensional LoC questionnaire and a specially designed stress questionnaire. Finds significant positive relationships between levels of...

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Performance appraisal and true performance

Cook, Mark - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 10 (1995) 7, pp. 3-7

, may be of doubtful validity. Discusses research into performance appraisal which documents four sets of problems which may …

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Construct and concurrent validity of three Protestant work ethic measures in an Arabian Gulf society

Abdalla, Ikhlas A.H. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 12 (1997) 4, pp. 251-260

consistent with previous research findings, and, similar to previous research findings, the mean scores of the three Protestant …

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Objective versus projective measurement of need for achievement: the relation between TAT and CMPS

Hansemark, Ove C. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 12 (1997) 4, pp. 280-289

In entrepreneurship research, self‐reporting using questionnaires is often used as a replacement for the projective …

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